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i mean, was it lyndon johnson that went to china and dealt with mao? oh, that was nixon. richard wolffe and goldie taylor, thank you for your time this evening. >>> still ahead, president obama saves the auto industry. the bailout is now one for the history books. so will republicans admit they were wrong? >>> plus, remember the offensive obama rodeo clown? well, his biggest booster in congress is now running for higher office and running his party right off a cliff. >>> also a stunning twist in the case against the -- the assault case against george zimmerman. why did his girlfriend change her story? big show tonight. stay with us. (vo) you are a business pro. maestro of project management. baron of the build-out. you need a permit... to be this awesome. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. (aaron) purrrfect. (vo) meee-ow, business pro. meee-ow. go national. go like a pro. to share with family. [ woman 2 ] to carry on traditions. [ woma
i mean, was it lyndon johnson that went to china and dealt with mao? oh, that was nixon. richard wolffe and goldie taylor, thank you for your time this evening. >>> still ahead, president obama saves the auto industry. the bailout is now one for the history books. so will republicans admit they were wrong? >>> plus, remember the offensive obama rodeo clown? well, his biggest booster in congress is now running for higher office and running his party right off a cliff....
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ron johnson from wisconsin, who says, well now it's time to start talking about transitioning. what kind of transitioning is he talking about? preexisting conditions, competition in the marketplace. state exchanges. now he's saying the state exchanges aren't that bad. this is the hole in their boat that is eventually going to sink what they're all talking about. now, i've spoken with a number of democrats who feel like they have really been beaten up because of the law's rollout. how do they recover from that? i say it's simple. i say the website works. i mean, the people are going to find out. 95% of the people who are going to the website are finding that it is functional, it is working. and they are coming away with results. this is a mar huh thon, not a print. how focused do the democrats stay ton this at this point, ej? >> i don't know. and nobody has any idea how this is going to play in the election almost a year from now. but i think that the notion that because a website fails in the first instance, you fall away from the whole idea. it was a terrible idea. and there w
ron johnson from wisconsin, who says, well now it's time to start talking about transitioning. what kind of transitioning is he talking about? preexisting conditions, competition in the marketplace. state exchanges. now he's saying the state exchanges aren't that bad. this is the hole in their boat that is eventually going to sink what they're all talking about. now, i've spoken with a number of democrats who feel like they have really been beaten up because of the law's rollout. how do they...
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senator johnson will be live with me on thursday to talk about those comments. try zyrtec-d®. powerful relief of nasal congestion and other allergy symptoms -- all in one pill. zyrtec-d®. at the pharmacy counter. which is why he's investing in his heart health by eating kellogg's raisin bran®. mom make you eat that? i happen to like raisins. [ male announcer ] invest in your heart health with kellogg's raisin bran®. ask me what it's like [ male announcer ] invest in your heart health to get your best night's sleep every night. [announcer] why not talk to someone who's sleeping on the most highly recommended bed in america? ask me about my tempur-pedic. ask me how fast i fall asleep. ask me about staying asleep. [announcer] tempur-pedic owners are more satisfied than owners of any traditional mattress brand. tempur-pedic. the most highly recommended bed in america. now sleep cooler with extra cooling comfort on our bestselling tempur-breeze beds. visit tempurpedic.com to learn more, and find a retailer near you. >>> today, a deep dive into suburbia, the land of paper boys an
senator johnson will be live with me on thursday to talk about those comments. try zyrtec-d®. powerful relief of nasal congestion and other allergy symptoms -- all in one pill. zyrtec-d®. at the pharmacy counter. which is why he's investing in his heart health by eating kellogg's raisin bran®. mom make you eat that? i happen to like raisins. [ male announcer ] invest in your heart health with kellogg's raisin bran®. ask me what it's like [ male announcer ] invest in your heart health to get...
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. >> yes, and here comes ellen johnson. >> and her beautifully attired clothing. >> she set the standard, and we now expect it of her. >> that's right. i like the military escorts for them all. that's a nice pomp and circumstance. >> i interviewed her once in her own country, and my first question, of course, is where did you get the outfit? she said, you know, i have a very good designer from my own country but he lives in paris. >> well, that's good. as long as there is that local tie. >> and there they are. >> i found it interesting, in bill keller's obituary, he talked about a contentious relationship that president mandela had after he left office -- oh, i am sorry, that is the deputy president -- and he told somebody he doesn't want these contentious words repeated until after he passed, but i found that a little strange, actually. i have not been able to pin it down. >> i saw that, too. as we look at him, while those on the outside were left to wonder about the relationship and listen to the ovation he is getting as people see that he is arriving. >> there is the deputy president
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it's the nominee to be director of homeland security, jeh johnson. are all of these nominees now going to get a vote or do republicans have something in mind? by the way, if the bottleneck is cleared, are those 93 vacancies on the federal bench all now going to get filled in, too, all in a rush, all at once? so far, the weather report says no. the political report, however, is cloudier at this point and harder to read. joining us to help is ryan grim, washington bureau chief for "the huffington post." mr. grim, nice to see you. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> we're all set for this showdown, this historic vote on patricia millet, pen there's a snow day. there is speculation of what republicans would have done if it hadn't been knowing. did you have any idea what their strategy was going to be or what their plans are? >> there isn't much they can do, because they're operating more or less under the same rules they used to, it's just that the number of votes needed to move forward is different. you know, they could make a motion to a
it's the nominee to be director of homeland security, jeh johnson. are all of these nominees now going to get a vote or do republicans have something in mind? by the way, if the bottleneck is cleared, are those 93 vacancies on the federal bench all now going to get filled in, too, all in a rush, all at once? so far, the weather report says no. the political report, however, is cloudier at this point and harder to read. joining us to help is ryan grim, washington bureau chief for "the...
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ask megaton calvin johnson who face plants in the snow. i was having fun. eagles win, 34-20. >>> s.e.c. championship, auburn beating missouri in a scoring bonanza, 59-42. the most points ever for the title game. auburn is now second in bcs land and play florida state. auburn can thank michigan state for that opportunity, by the way, state handing undefeated ohio state their first loss in 25 game, 34-24 with osu out, auburn is now in. how do michigan state fans celebrate? going to the rose bowl. hey? we'll just burn anything in lancing. police made multiple arrests. you can imagine. >>> fans for kobe bryant were for civilized. a standing ovation for his first game in eight months. it showed. 9 points, 8 turnovers in 28 minutes of play, toronto's terrence ross was not rusty with this halftime buzzer beater. he hit that and raptors win it 106-90. it was such a great sunday for football. 90 touchdowns in just that one -- >> 90 touchdowns. and the perfect weather to be at home watching >> that's the amazing part. >> seriously. >>> coming up next fans say a final
ask megaton calvin johnson who face plants in the snow. i was having fun. eagles win, 34-20. >>> s.e.c. championship, auburn beating missouri in a scoring bonanza, 59-42. the most points ever for the title game. auburn is now second in bcs land and play florida state. auburn can thank michigan state for that opportunity, by the way, state handing undefeated ohio state their first loss in 25 game, 34-24 with osu out, auburn is now in. how do michigan state fans celebrate? going to the...
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msnbc contributor goldie taylor, professor of political science, jason johnson, and msnbc contributor and former bush-cheney senior adviser, robert traynam. i'll go ladies first. the fed up. nbc news helped conduct a focus group of 11 cincinnati area voters who described themselves as independents. here's what they said about congress and the shutdown earlier this year. take a listen. >> i think they were selfish, not caring about themselves but hurting the people they're supposed to be in there helping and representing. >> i thought it showed a lack of concern by our leaders for the people that they represent. they had their own agenda. i don't think they had people's best interest at heart. >> i felt like certain people decided to shut down the government to prove a point rather than to work towards making improvements. i have no problem they disagree with the affordable care act, but they could have worked to improve it. >> you think? anyway, how fed up is middle america with washington right now? >> i think they're damn fed up. i think they ought to be. a government that is callou
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amber rose johnson, thank you so much. that's our show for today. thank you to you at home for watching. we'll see you next saturday at 10:00 a.m. eastern. we've got lots of good stuff planned for nerdland. right now, it's preview of "weekends with alex witt." >> i don't know if i want to do a preview after that. that was so powerful. >> when people are that good, i know. >> i was sitting here like this. amazing watching this girl. anyway, thank you for that. for those of you who want a little news, i'm going to tease some for you. here we go, everyone. ice storm part two. parts of the east coast will not be spared by this nasty stretch of weather. answers to where and when and how bad in minutes. >>> for years iran denied the world access to one specific energy plant. today, nuclear inspectors are there. so what might they find? we've got a live report from iran. >>> here's the headline, american schools versus the world. expensive, unequal, bad at math. i'm going to talk to the author of that article. >>> and reality check. will the amazon dream o
amber rose johnson, thank you so much. that's our show for today. thank you to you at home for watching. we'll see you next saturday at 10:00 a.m. eastern. we've got lots of good stuff planned for nerdland. right now, it's preview of "weekends with alex witt." >> i don't know if i want to do a preview after that. that was so powerful. >> when people are that good, i know. >> i was sitting here like this. amazing watching this girl. anyway, thank you for that. for...
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i can't help but think of lyndon johnson. he spent all those years, all those decades in congress and in the senate, going along, placating, doing the bidding of the conservative forces who controlled his immediate political future. this was the lyndon johnson who was the segregationist, but then when he got to the top, he became president, no one controlled him anymore. he was free to speak his mind and act on his conscience. this is the lyndon johnson who ended segregation. i find myself wondering if there is a little lbj in this pope, a conservative cardinal who infuriated the left in argentina and now as pope is becoming something of a liberal icon. here to make sense of who pope francis is and how he is shaping up our politics, we're joined by msnbc.com's benjy sarlin, sarah p posner, ana marie cox is still with us, and ambassador flynn as well. ambassador flynn, i'll start with you. you were an appointee of president clinton as the ambassador to the vatican. you are somebody who has fairly conservative views on the cult
i can't help but think of lyndon johnson. he spent all those years, all those decades in congress and in the senate, going along, placating, doing the bidding of the conservative forces who controlled his immediate political future. this was the lyndon johnson who was the segregationist, but then when he got to the top, he became president, no one controlled him anymore. he was free to speak his mind and act on his conscience. this is the lyndon johnson who ended segregation. i find myself...
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linden johnson said he was one with the african regime. it was only nixon the same, it was only jimmy carter who said the united states is a different kind of engage. with countries like south africa, angola, et cetera. reagan then pushed back. so you can imagine, reagan was very popular, you know, in sort of main stream opinion. they did engage in arms struggle. they were like non-violent. it's very difficult to sell that. the cold war is going on. you can use that as a bogey to say they support it. you can see by the clip, they support it by the soviet union. i think what happens here if i was watching it from outside, i water a teenager at the time. you are getting the word in the united states on college campuses the african-americans underestimate how hard it was to get people here to realize that this wasn't just struggle and a moral struggle through church groups had began to complain and point out these contra dictions, insisting on this economic angle. because what reagan did was to use the cold war as an alibi because south afric
linden johnson said he was one with the african regime. it was only nixon the same, it was only jimmy carter who said the united states is a different kind of engage. with countries like south africa, angola, et cetera. reagan then pushed back. so you can imagine, reagan was very popular, you know, in sort of main stream opinion. they did engage in arms struggle. they were like non-violent. it's very difficult to sell that. the cold war is going on. you can use that as a bogey to say they...
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africa under the administrations of franklin roosevelt and harry truman and dwight eisenhower and lyndon johnson, every president going forward to ronald reagan. reagan was the first president to come up with a policy called constructive engagement which was to disengage from apartheid and move towards black majority rule without falling into the bloodbath that happened in rhodesia and cambodia. >> tom brokaw, just even constructive engagement which is choice of words by ronald reagan, complicated time. >> as i'm sure mr. shirley will agree, it was not a slam dunk for the administration. there was a huge debate in this country whether we should have constructive engagement and how much pressure you can put on that. when i went over there when the sanctions were still on there were a lot of american businesses saying you're hurting us more than you're hurting south africa and that was the debate that was going on in the highest part of the administration, the american economy. but at the same time there was a growing movement as the reverend al said not just on the part of the california legislat
africa under the administrations of franklin roosevelt and harry truman and dwight eisenhower and lyndon johnson, every president going forward to ronald reagan. reagan was the first president to come up with a policy called constructive engagement which was to disengage from apartheid and move towards black majority rule without falling into the bloodbath that happened in rhodesia and cambodia. >> tom brokaw, just even constructive engagement which is choice of words by ronald reagan,...
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inflation, lower than '68 when lyndon johnson was president. what can house democrats do given barriers you face on the hill? >> i think first of all we have to depend on people across the country. minimum wage workers who really need a raise, people who work in restaurants whose wages haven't been raised since 1991. $2.13 an hour. so i think it's going to take really an outside push in every single congressional district to help my colleagues, my republican colleagues understand that this is about how we grow our gdp. it's about how we grow our economy, and it's about closing that gap between those highest wage earners who earn so much over these last two decades and low wage earners who earn about 5% of their increases in salaries over the last decades. >> you've seen protests around the country today. they are gathering and bigger protests tonight. talk to me about what a man or a woman working for minimum wage, sometimes second job, sometimes their only job, they have kids at home in some of these fast-food places. how are they coping. what
inflation, lower than '68 when lyndon johnson was president. what can house democrats do given barriers you face on the hill? >> i think first of all we have to depend on people across the country. minimum wage workers who really need a raise, people who work in restaurants whose wages haven't been raised since 1991. $2.13 an hour. so i think it's going to take really an outside push in every single congressional district to help my colleagues, my republican colleagues understand that...
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from you, johnson, but not you, johnson. to be honest, i have not trusted johnson & johnson since i tried to stop my child's crying with the no more tears shampoo in his eyes. did not work. >> the 113th hasn't passed the bills every congress does like a highway bill or defense bill or farm bill or a budget. what do we need a budget for? clearly not for highways, defense, or food. congress did pass a bill ensuring that people can fish near dams on the cumberland river and also passed deep cuts in food stamps if are the poor which is good solid governing because the poor don't need food stamps anymore now that they can fish near dams on the coupler withland river. >> time to talk about what we learned. we learned a lot. i learned you can catch a munch kin in your mouth if it is delivered right. >> it's not good. really bad in my case. we have a champion. is donut hole capture in chief. >> he's good at it. >> it should surprise no one. not just because he loves donuts, but the athlete. he can still bring it. >> what did you lea
from you, johnson, but not you, johnson. to be honest, i have not trusted johnson & johnson since i tried to stop my child's crying with the no more tears shampoo in his eyes. did not work. >> the 113th hasn't passed the bills every congress does like a highway bill or defense bill or farm bill or a budget. what do we need a budget for? clearly not for highways, defense, or food. congress did pass a bill ensuring that people can fish near dams on the cumberland river and also passed...
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this from you, johnson, but now -- but not you, johnson. actually, i haven't trusted johnson & johnson since i tried to stop my child's crying by pouring a bottle of their patented no more tears shampoo in his eyes. did not work. at all! >> now to jimmy kimmel. a new study about cursing caught their attention. >> a new study found that the state where people curse the most or they use the most profanity is ohio. i saw a local news broadcast out of akron this morning. i don't know, they might have the study right. >> yesterday was giving tuesday. dubbed the black friday of charitable giving. and the residence of akron came out in full force. [ beep ] yeah they d kelly has the report. >> james baker high school didn't have enough money to resod their. [ beep ] field. so they got together and did what he this do best, get [ beep ] done. it should be finished in time this weekend for the rebels to take on the [ beep ] from pierce. will they show up for the big game? [ beep ] >> holy. [ beep ] it's going to be a [ beep ] weekend. >> you think of
this from you, johnson, but now -- but not you, johnson. actually, i haven't trusted johnson & johnson since i tried to stop my child's crying by pouring a bottle of their patented no more tears shampoo in his eyes. did not work. at all! >> now to jimmy kimmel. a new study about cursing caught their attention. >> a new study found that the state where people curse the most or they use the most profanity is ohio. i saw a local news broadcast out of akron this morning. i don't...
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joining me now, ted johnson, fellow contributor as well as thegrio. thank you so much for joining u. ted. >> thanks for having me. >> as i understand it, the school has reacted by having a number of campuswide discussions about discrimination against gay people and they've also pushed a number of i guess educational efforts here at the college. but you've written about this and say this exposes a larger problem. >> yeah, absolutely. i mean, what we have here in our organization that are historic in nature and have been around almost a century, some over a century. and the fraternities quite frankly have a problem with meshing manhood and homosexuality. this is especially true in the hyper masculine entities that they are. you have an organization that wants to bring up real men and it just seems like to some that the gay man can't fit that mold. that's when the organizations really need to evolve and understand that they can absolutely keep their historic traditions that have attracted hundreds and thousands if not millions of african-americans over t
joining me now, ted johnson, fellow contributor as well as thegrio. thank you so much for joining u. ted. >> thanks for having me. >> as i understand it, the school has reacted by having a number of campuswide discussions about discrimination against gay people and they've also pushed a number of i guess educational efforts here at the college. but you've written about this and say this exposes a larger problem. >> yeah, absolutely. i mean, what we have here in our...
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clay johnson from the department of better technology, thank you. joining me is dr. kavita batel, senior adviser to valerie jarrett in the obama administration, a fellow at the brookings institution. how are you feeling today? >> oh, a lot better than about a month ago, chris. >> well, you hit it well when i talked to you. you brought optimism and cheer to me when i was letting some of the panic get to me. what do you think this means? how big a deal is today? >> so, it's a big deal for all the reasons you've outlined, but going back to even why i was optimistic a month ago, as you covered it, in california and in other states, like kentucky, even despite this horrific website kind of rollout, it was working in places. so, i think that today is important. i don't think we should kind of say, all right, you know, hands up, we're done. >> nope. >> i think we still have -- let's be honest, we've got to make sure that we can get to december 23rd, which is, like, the last day possible to get people started on coverage on january 1st. and that's why people on the ground in
clay johnson from the department of better technology, thank you. joining me is dr. kavita batel, senior adviser to valerie jarrett in the obama administration, a fellow at the brookings institution. how are you feeling today? >> oh, a lot better than about a month ago, chris. >> well, you hit it well when i talked to you. you brought optimism and cheer to me when i was letting some of the panic get to me. what do you think this means? how big a deal is today? >> so, it's a...
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august 2007 can obama recover from a sinking dough and other bad economic news, fox news analyst peter johnson jr. replied no, but we need america to recover. so the president wins by 5 million votes and the dow is breaking records. >> yeah. i mean, you know, i used that photo of the famous dewey beats truman newspaper, and i think the sentiment is largely true. you know, it is the 24-hour news cycle here. it is a premium in the arms media wherever there's a controversy small or large in the obama administration to take the strongest position possible. this is obama's katrina, this is obama's iraq. i think it's like the bp oil spill as you mentioned. as soon as it's fixed, as soon as the website gets fixed, i think it will end up in our rearview mirror and we'll move on from it. but i really think that every reporter and pundit who declared the end of the presidency should come out and should issue a mea culpa and say you know what i got this wrong. that's okay. we all get something wrong. but i think pundit accountability would be good there. >> well, i'm going to have to leave it there. alex
august 2007 can obama recover from a sinking dough and other bad economic news, fox news analyst peter johnson jr. replied no, but we need america to recover. so the president wins by 5 million votes and the dow is breaking records. >> yeah. i mean, you know, i used that photo of the famous dewey beats truman newspaper, and i think the sentiment is largely true. you know, it is the 24-hour news cycle here. it is a premium in the arms media wherever there's a controversy small or large in...
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south dakota's tim johnson and jay rockefeller. they served a combined 25 terms in the senate. how about that? two republicans right now in the list. don't expect the republicans to lose seats. they can defend enough of their own turf up in 2014 in states that mitt romney won in 2012. that includes open seats in west virginia, south dakota and montana. not surprisingly, the states are home to four of the most vulnerable in the senate. one republican held seat is up for grabs in a state that president obama won last year. that seat belongs to maine's susan collins. it is likely seasonate overall will get more conservative? why? there will be more conservative republicans to replace less conservative republicans. they are facing a tea party challenge. if he doesn't run, you know it's a more conservative member replacing him. they will likely replace the senate and of the rothenburg report. the national editor of the report and a fellow at the university of chicago's institute of politics. aim, since you are not on set, i will start with you. let's start withed that cau edt. seven
south dakota's tim johnson and jay rockefeller. they served a combined 25 terms in the senate. how about that? two republicans right now in the list. don't expect the republicans to lose seats. they can defend enough of their own turf up in 2014 in states that mitt romney won in 2012. that includes open seats in west virginia, south dakota and montana. not surprisingly, the states are home to four of the most vulnerable in the senate. one republican held seat is up for grabs in a state that...
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suzanne johnson made the best point. it's the message here it's never over. >> never over. >> in life too. it's never over. literally, one second. >> you want some entertainment go on youtube and watch people being filmed and reacting. >> extraordinary respect for nick sabin. he's really tired. he's really tired. his wife said last week basically they weren't appreciated at alabama enough which seemed to me he's like a god there. but the pressure, friends close to him tell me even last year they said the pressure to win every single week, the expectations are so high, nobody understands like -- they just work -- i don't know how much longer he'll be at alabama. he's really, really tired. >> they will win the sugar bowl and 12-1 and people will say too bad what happened. >> there's talk we're playing auburn. i pray we do. >> coming up next, radio host steve malzberg. this is the quicksilver cash back card from capital one. it's not the "limit the cash i earn every month" card. it's not the "i only earn decent rewards at t
suzanne johnson made the best point. it's the message here it's never over. >> never over. >> in life too. it's never over. literally, one second. >> you want some entertainment go on youtube and watch people being filmed and reacting. >> extraordinary respect for nick sabin. he's really tired. he's really tired. his wife said last week basically they weren't appreciated at alabama enough which seemed to me he's like a god there. but the pressure, friends close to him...